Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

I’m teaching a new course this semester on cognitive technologies (AKA artificial intelligence) to Babson MBAs. Many of them are new to this set of technologies, and seeing the topic through my students’ eyes has made me realize how overwhelming it can be. Insight Center. The Automation Age. Sponsored by KPMG.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

According to World Bank figures , half of adults in high-income OECD countries save in a formal account; in developing economies, it’s only one in five. In a recent paper , we found that nudging employees to save worked in Afghanistan, one of the world’s least financially developed countries.

Banking 8

Banking Finance Asset Management Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

But over and over again in our three decades of experience as talent development and retention specialists, we’ve seen that companies consistently overlook half of them. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

They are not interested in hearing about the technological, regulatory, and societal developments that will determine the long-term, strategic positioning of this company.". Pension fund trustees, many of whom are ordinary lay people with limited investment experience, are often intimidated by asset managers," a U.K.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. The transformation in education technology and markets is happening with the business leaders and money-men of higher education barely present.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

For example, GE's investment in water technologies is well known, and its leadership stems from its ecomagination portfolio of products. Secondly, it is often innovators who must lead customers down new paths, showing them new ways of managing a resource and saving money that they didn't know were possible.

Innovation 15

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meanwhile, new technologies are making it easier for sustainability investments to pay off in the middle to long term. Rather than aiming at all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , for example, companies will likely tailor their sustainability efforts to their commercial priorities.

Execution 11

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2015

This erosion in the role of the manager has not gone unnoticed. As part of a recent research project into how top executives view training and development programs, executives overwhelmingly said the most urgent problem they face is igniting their managers to coach employees. Support daily learning and development activities.

Management 8

Management Mentor Content Training 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

It’s not uncommon to meet a lawyer who’d like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who’d like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a landscape designer. Subsidize Your Skill Development. It also helps me perform better at each job. Here’s how. Discover Real Innovations.

Career 8

Career Groupthink Banking Video 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. ” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals?

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Very importantly, they were able to avoid costly technology and implementation programs that would have surely fell short of usage and revenue expectations. Fortunately, the organizations that took the effort to truly understand the value of their data were able to execute appropriately. Understand who would value it, why, and how much.

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). ” What else needs to change?

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

First, a wide range of new technologies and data analytics allow tracking who and what is changing, making it possible to establish individualized targets, remedies, and incentives. Consider the Vitality program developed by the South African insurance company Discovery over 25 years ago.

Insurance 9

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. The greening of the supply chain.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g.,

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Campbell’s work has also made liberal use of the analytic tools developed by Hansen. Back in the ‘60s, people developed the capital asset pricing model [CAPM] as a way to do that. That is, potentially amazing technology if you can only figure out how it works. Lars is famous for that.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

And on the resource constraint front, Jeremy Grantham , co-founder of the asset management firm GMO ($100 billion invested), continued his relentless numbers-based assault on the fallacy of infinite resources. Keeping the apparel theme, um, running, check out Nike's new shoe with FlyKnit technology. Company Stories.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10